Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is the most looked-up-to person in Washington D.C. She has ascended to pop culture prominence. There are plenty of posters, coffee mugs and shirts featuring inspirational and quotes from her speeches and opinions. But, more importantly, Justice Ginsberg’s fight for women’s rights and opinions broke new ground for gender equality in the United States and gained renewed attention in light of the Me Too movement, the Women’s March in January 2017, and most recently the debate over abortion. This presentation will discuss Justice Ginsberg’s legal career and lifelong interest in gender equality in the context of legal issues facing women today and will address laws and cases involving sexual harassment, equal pay, and abortion rights.
About the presenterSejal Singh
Sejal is an Assistant Professor at St. John’s University in the Division of Criminal Justice, Legal Studies & Homeland Security. Sejal previously worked at St. John’s University School of Law where she was an Assistant Director of Career Development and an Adjunct Professor. Prior to St. John’s, Sejal was an Assistant Deputy Public Defender for the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender where she gained substantial litigation experience.